This seek-and-find book is full of things to look at and talk about as readers journey through the changing year. It teaches about the seasons and different kinds of calendars throughout the ages. It is written by Stella Blackstone and illustrated by Maria Carluccio. A Changing Seasons Matching Game is separately available as a companion to this book. Children ages 5 to 9 can read this book independently.Jeanne Nicholson, group branding and publicity manager for Barefoot Books, told TDmonthly that quality sets the company apart. “We don’t put out that many books each season, so we spend a lot of time sourcing perfect illustrators to go with the text.” Launch date: August 2006.